New musical “Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse” is inspired by the infamous 2006 picture of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and ...

The ecosystem needs our help and that of our animal friends. Jump in to read about 9 animals that are types of decomposers!

The peanut worm, or Sipuncula ... They’re nature’s underwater recyclers, processing sand and detritus into cleaner seafloor. Even without a brain or complex organs, these colorful-blooded ...

If you’re a fish lover and think you know all there is to this lovely aquatic animal, here’s a shocker: you probably don’t.

There was some interesting detritus they’d picked up as they drifted ... bale and robins thronging the roadsides looking for worms and other little things that the wet ground had brought to ...

With the lowest metabolic rate of any cephalopod, these 6-inch (15 cm) creatures conserve energy in their low-oxygen environment, primarily feeding on marine snow—a continuous shower of organic ...

sea pigs creep along the seafloor scavenging for detritus. Despite their unflattering name and bizarre appearance, these creatures play a vital role in recycling nutrients within their habitats, ...

Part of his relationship to detritus comes from valuing what others perceive as disposable. Musing on aspects of displacement, he wondered, “When a bottle of Heineken is on your shelf ...